socialism and sociology zone

The socialism and sociology zone examines the scourge of modern Western societies

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In papal encycicals during the 19th century, Pope Pius IX (1864) and Pope Leo XIII (1878) argue against the socially and morally destructive stances promulgated by early Socialists and Communists.

Socialism's major drive is to collectivism. Collectivism is at the root and heart of statistics, which is the main method employed in sociology. Clumping individuals together without regard to their differences is fundamentally unsound, and emotionally dangerous.

Taken up by the Fabians and other early Socialists in Great Britain, behaviour and attitudes in modern society are much coloured and directed by the short-sighted, self-serving and even cowardly choices encouraged by socialism.

These behaviours are further embedded into the psyche of society by the -ology that is sociology. Sociology is collectivism writ large, with an inclination to institutionalise the attitudes of victimhood and perfect right as expressed in Fabian notions.

UK socialist appeasement policyDocumenting the constant drive of the British Labour Party for a centralised Socialist state, and for disarmament and appeasement. Labour Party pamphlets and speeches tracing this drive are a major ingredient of this page.

logicians, 'logic' and madnessSeveral famous logicians, mathematicians and philosophers are said to have become mad. Here, abelard looks at what is madness, and how it relates to academic logic.

intelligence and madnessWhy being more than usually intelligent can be a penalty in society at large - continuing on from Logicians, 'logic' and madness.

irrational actions - analysis of behaviour How mental tricks are mistaken for intelligence, with examples from public life including Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Why intelligence can be a penalty in society at large.

H. G. Wells and other FabiansLooking at both a literary great and the origins of UK Socialist ambitions and policies. H. G. Wells believes that the collective is more important than the individual, so at least his mind is less conflicted. He was also more of a realists than his Socialist compatriots.

Fabian Socialists misunderstand DarwinismFabians, early Socialists, did not realise the practical consequences of giving a certain group financial incentives. We now live with those consequences - single mothers supported by the State.

on the Fabian SocietyThe not-so-new new world order - liberal fascism. The history and aims of the Fabian Society

H.G. Wells the futuristH.G.Wells' predictions - nuclear weapons, war in the air, and paying women with small children so they are 'independent'.

supporting resources
and background documents

citizenship curriculumOutline curriculum for citizenship with commentary. A document planned as the central switching junction to a sound curriculum for citizenship studies.

citizen's wageOn a citizen's wage or the common wealth dividend, with discussion on false ideas of ownership and on heritage or patrimony

power, ownership and freedomThese three are closely linked, and all are frequently mis-handled. How much freedom can a society manage and how much freedom is reasonable or constructive? Social damage is caused by the unanalysed and rigid notions of ownership.

Frédéric Bastiat and free tradeFrédéric Bastiat was a 19th century
political economist concerned with the right of an
individual to life, liberty, and property, which could
not be achieved by socialism..

authoritarianism and libertyIntroductory document to the logic of human organisations,
clarifying definitions of various (sacred) names in
the discussion of modern Western politic.